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Tacos and Tech Podcast — 210 episodes

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1

Food for the People

2

Signals Before Symptoms

3

The Connective Tissue

4

Beyond the Blueprint

5

Why Great Companies Go Bad

6

Diversification Is Overrated

7

Inside the San Diego Angel Conference

8

Greener Only Scales When It's Less Expensive

9

Sleep Is the Last Unprotected Hour

10

Rebuilding the Protein Stack

11

SAFEs, Notes, and SPVs

12

From Operator to Fund Manager

13

The Operator's Edge: From San Diego Angel Academy

14

This Week in San Diego Tech News - May 2026

15

What Two Operators Learned Writing First Checks

16

Podcast with Paige Craig of Outlander VC: People Over Plans

17

A portfolio approach to angel investing

18

The AI Strategy Gap

19

Four Questions Before You Write the Check

20

This Week in San Diego Tech News

21

Blueprint Equity’s $333M Bet on Early Growth Software

22

Podcast: Beyond One-Time Buyers with Matt Holman

23

Podcast: Sleep, Science & Invisible Care

24

This Week In San Diego Tech News

25

Company Creation as a Commodity

26

Logistics Wins Wars

27

Shipping with AI

28

The Retail Data Gap

29

This Week In San Diego Tech News

30

On The Radar — Episode 6

31

Building the Underground Super Grid

32

AI Coworkers Are Here

33

This week in San Diego Tech News

34

This Week In San Diego Tech News

35

From AI Toys to AI Operating Systems

36

Why Hustle Culture Breaks Community

37

This Week In San Diego Tech News

38

How SDSU Became a Startup Connector

39

This Week In San Diego Tech News

40

On The Radar — Episode 5

41

AI for Main Street, Not Just Big Tech

42

On The Radar - Episode 4

43

This Week in San Diego Tech News

44

Omnitron: From Self-Driving Cars to AI Data Centers

45

On The Radar - Episode 3

46

Inside Due Diligence: What Investors Really Look For

47

This Week in San Diego Tech News - 1/5/2026

48

On The Radar - Episode 2

49

On The Radar - Episode 1

50

San Diego Angel Conference – Investor Education & Networking Series

51

Building Biolinq

52

Burbank Tech Talks - Looking Ahead in Media

53

SDSU ZIP Fall 2025 Bootcamp As A Podcast

54

The Top Tech Awards at Snapdragon Stadium!

55

This Week on San Diego Tech News

56

Julie Sokol on Building OC Vibe

57

Rewiring the Arsenal of Democracy

58

This Week on San Diego Tech News

59

Turning ocean science into real-world impact

60

This Week on San Diego Tech News

61

New Podcast Interview: Augment, Don’t Replace

62

This Week on San Diego Tech News

63

Fintech, Forecasts, and Stocktoberfest

64

This Week on San Diego Tech News

65

Rebuilding Aviation in San Diego

66

This Week in San Diego Tech – Sep 19, 2025

67

Navigating Regulation and Startup Investing

68

Skating Through Startups

69

The Return of a North County Builder

70

This Week in San Diego Tech – Aug 22, 2025

71

Investing in the Freedom Stack with Larsen Jensen of Harpoon Ventures

72

This Week in San Diego Tech – Aug 15, 2025

73

The Jewelry Tech Revolution

74

This Week in San Diego Tech – Aug 8, 2025

75

Burbank Startup Pitch Fest 2025

76

Friendraising: SDSU Angel Academy Conference Keynote by Cody Barbo

77

From Plancha to Powerhouse

78

This Week in San Diego Tech – July 19, 2025

79

The Future of Podcast Production

80

This Week in San Diego Tech - July 7, 2025

81

The Future of Pool Care

82

This Week in San Diego Tech - June 27, 2025

83

Building Intentional Capital for B2B SaaS

84

This Week in San Diego Tech - June 20, 2025

85

Reverse Engineering Game Day

86

Rewiring Real Estate from the Inside Out

87

This Week in San Diego Tech - June 6, 2025

88

Inside the rise of real-time diagnostics and the promise of proteomics

89

Exploring Identity, AI, and Leadership

90

Bloombites - May 27

91

Building San Diego's Product Management Community

92

Techstars San Diego Powered by SDSU- Year 3 with Misti Cain

93

🎙️ This Week in San Diego Tech (4/21/25 Edition)

94

From Cables to Cloud: Floyd Auten’s Top Tech Journey of Innovation

95

Living in Your Greatness: Building Empires Through Relationships with Jeff Fenster

96

This Week in San Diego Tech Podcast - April 4, 2025

97

Building Together: Growing San Diego's Startup Scene Podcast

98

This Week in San Diego Tech - March 27, 2025

99

This Week in San Diego Tech - March 20, 2025

100

Building Together: Growing San Diego's Startup Scene Podcast

101

Building Together: Growing San Diego’s Startup Scene on the Tacos & Tech Podcast

102

Scaling Impact: Scot Chisholm on Evolving from Founder to Leader

103

This Week in San Diego Tech - January 30

104

This Week in San Diego Tech - January 24, 2025

105

This Week in San Diego Tech - January 16, 2025

106

Energizing the Carlsbad & North County Startup Scene

107

This Week in San Diego News - January 9, 2025

108

This Week in San Diego Tech News - December 5, 2024

109

This Week in San Diego Tech News - July 26, 2024

110

This Week in San Diego Tech News - July 8, 2024

111

This Week in San Diego Tech News - July 1, 2024

112

This Week in San Diego Tech News - June 10, 2024

113

This Week in San Diego Tech News - May 17, 2024

114

2024 Techstars San Diego Powered by San Diego State University with Ryan Kuder

115

This Week in San Diego Tech News - May 6, 2024

116

The Future of Connectivity with Jodi Duva & Chris Whelan of Cox Business

117

This Week in San Diego Tech News - April 29, 2024

118

Derrick Brent, Deputy Director of the USPTO and Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property

119

This Week in San Diego Tech News - April 15, 2024

120

This Week in San Diego Tech News - April 8, 2024

121

This Week in San Diego Tech News - April 1, 2024

122

This Week in San Diego Tech News - March 25, 2024

123

This Week in San Diego Tech News - March 18, 2024

124

Escondido AgX Gathering & Fireside Chat with Jayce Hafner of Farmraise

125

This Week in San Diego Tech News - Feb 26, 2024

126

This Week in San Diego Tech News - Feb 19, 2024

127

This Week in San Diego Tech News - Feb 13, 2024

128

This Week in San Diego Tech News - Jan 29, 2024

129

This Week in San Diego Tech News - Jan 19, 2024

130

This Week in San Diego Tech News - January 3, 2024

131

This Week in San Diego Tech News - December 13, 2023

132

This Week in San Diego Tech News - Nov 14, 2023

133

This Week in San Diego Tech News - October 31, 2023

134

This Week in San Diego Tech News - October 23, 2023

135

This Week in San Diego Tech News - October 17, 2023

136

This Week in San Diego Tech News - October 2, 2023

137

This Week in San Diego Tech News - Sept 21, 2023

138

Techstars San Diego Powered by San Diego State University first startup cohort announced with Misti Cain

139

This Week in San Diego Tech News - Sept 9, 2023

140

San Diego Tech News Weekly – August 21, 2023

141

Aadeel Akhtar of PSYONIC: Affordable and Accessible Prosthesis

142

Davey Smith of the University of California San Diego: The Future of Clinical Medicine

143

Chrissy McGarry of Second Front Systems: Delivering Disruptive Software for National Security

144

San Diego Tech News Weekly – July 28, 2023

145

San Diego Tech News Weekly – July 24, 2023

146

Jon Carder of Vessel Health: An Accessible Way to Reach Your Wellness Goals

147

Welcome to San Diego Tech Ecosystem July 2023 & This Week in SD Tech News

148

Victoria Guido of thoughtbot: Helping Businesses Every Step of the Way

149

Infrastructure and Connectivity Tech with Hilliard Sumner of Cox Mobile

150

San Diego Tech News Weekly – June 23rd, 2023

151

San Diego Tech News Weekly – June 16th, 2023

152

San Diego Tech News Weekly – June 9th, 2023

153

Masha Petrova of Nullspace: Delivering Advanced Engineering Software

154

Zach Rattner of Yembo: Helping Home Service Companies Use AI

155

San Diego Tech News Weekly – June 2, 2023

156

Kevin Carroll of Tech San Diego: Supporting the San Diego Tech Community

157

San Diego Tech News Weekly – May 19, 2023

158

Suman Kanuganti of Personal.ai: AI-Enabled Messaging That’s Personally Yours

159

San Diego Tech News Weekly – May 12, 2023

160

Valerie Carrillo of San Diego NFT Friends: Educating, Inspiring, and Connecting NFT enthusiasts

161

San Diego Tech News Weekly – April 28, 2023

162

John Fountain of Cox Communications: Providing Quality Commercial and Hotel Services

163

Eric Basu of Haiku: A Fun Way of Cybersecurity Learning

164

Nelli Garton and Kelly Abbott of Tablecloth: An Impact Analytics Platform You Can Trust

165

Dan Engel and Dan Hedden of Santa Barbara Venture Partners: Making Genuine Investment Partnerships

166

San Diego Tech News Weekly – March 21, 2023

167

Jill Collins of Audacity Health: Providing Digital Solutions With the Human Element

168

Lucien Eloundou of Charbon Plus: Bridging Skincare Race Gap

169

Jenna Ryan of Uqora: Keeping Your Urinary Tract in Check

170

David Rose of SuperSight: The Future of AR

171

Paige Finn Doherty of Behind Genius Ventures: Bringing People Together Through Investments

172

San Diego Tech News Weekly – February 17, 2023

173

Andrew Vassiliadis of San Diego Loyal SC: A Soccer Team That’s for the Culture

174

Kymberlee Weil of Storytelling School: Changing People’s Lives One Story at a Time

175

Dominic Holt of Harpoon: Deploying Software the Easier Way

176

Andrea Giralt of Vessel: Improving Health and Wellness With Accurate Data

177

Developing Accessible and Cost-Effective Immuno-Oncology Solutions With Gregory Frost of EXUMA Biotechnology

178

Fresh Brewed Tech Live: August 30th Marketing Night

179

Fresh Brewed Tech Live: September 27th Dev & Data Night

180

Providing Fresh and Quality Seafood Sustainably With Lauran Madden of BlueNalu

181

Quality Service for Irrigation Management With A.J. van de Ven of Calsense

182

Owning and Controlling Your Data With Madison Majeed and Haydar Majeed of Privatyze

183

Connecting People With Quality Services and Technology With Tony Krueck of Cox Communications

184

Innovative and Meaningful Medicines With Sanjay Shukla of aTyr Pharma

185

Revolutionizing the Way People Experience Cancer Treatment With Kate Dilligan of Cooler Heads

186

Clean Energy Drink For That Instant Boost With Sean Ross of Pureboost

187

Making Your Movement Better With Anthony Carey of Reactive Training

188

Making Fashionable Eyewear That Suits Your Needs With Alex Feldman of Alexander Daas

189

Better Food Choices with With Julia Putzeys of Trash Panda App

190

Creating Innovative Activewear Built for Maximum Performance With Wesley Horbatuck & Greg Orfe of Driftline

191

Creating a More Secure Digital Community With Lisa Easterly of San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence (CCOE)

192

Protecting Your Home From Online Threats The Easiest Way With John Wu of Gryphon

193

Announcing the San Diego AgTech Hackathon Oct 21-23 with Jennifer Schoeneck of the City of Escondido

194

This Week in San Diego Tech News – September 23, 2022

195

Sustainability and the Future of Smart Home Automation With Ashley Renne Nsonwu and Josh Gierke

196

Investing and Helping Companies in Their Earliest Stage with Tyson McDowell of Greatscale Ventures

197

Fresh Brewed Tech Live: April 30th Marketing Night

198

Helping Black Communities Through Tech and Connections With Elizabeth Cotton-Harps of Black Tech Link

199

The Right Pricing For Your Customers with Marcos Rivera of Pricing/IO

200

Building the Finest Software Engineering Teams With Maritza Diaz of ITJuana

201

This Week in San Diego Tech News – August 19, 2022

202

Helping Businesses Reach Their Full Potential With Marty Beard of alwaysAI & Steven Longley of Longley Capital

203

This Week in San Diego Tech News – July 29, 2022

204

Providing Safer Skies With Grant Jordan of Skysafe

205

Eating Disorder Treatment Made More Accessible With Erin Parks of Equip

206

Building Networks of Innovators to Solve National Security Problems With Jesse Gripe of NSIN

207

This Week in San Diego Tech News – July 22, 2022

208

Making Pickleball More Fashionable With Aubri Steele and Kate Nowlan of Civile Apparel

209

Build Healthy Hydration Habits With Miles Bowles and Jock Thompson of PÜL

210

This Week in San Diego Tech News – July 8, 2022